Taxes

I’m typically not a procrastinator, but for some reason I drug my feet on filing our taxes this year. It isn't that we owe, we're getting a nice refund, but we don’t get to do anything fun with it. It’s just going to float us over the summer while Justin’s off contract. I guess the lack of thrill, two munchkins taking my energy, and another one making me feel rather ill in the evenings, when I actually have time to do it haven’t helped too much. I did finally get them done—not just today either—I'm not that bad of a procrastinator. My quick estimate of our refund back in January was pretty much right on the nose.

I’ve always done our taxes on paper and never paid a preparer. This year, with all the difficulties I had getting motivated I used a computer program and e-filed. It was nice not to have to check my math repeatedly and take the papers to be photocopied before I mailed them off. The price tag is a bit steep, but with our refund, I figure it was worth it. Besides, next year we have another deduction!

Happy tax day. Should we throw a tea party with teddy bears? Maybe in Boston?